Theatre Arts

Requirements

Requirements For the Major In Theatre Arts

Number of UnitsTen units are required (including one unit of THEA 200), not including the SIP (a Theatre Arts SIP is encouraged, but not required).

Required Courses

Foundations (Two units to be completed in first year):THEA 110 StagecraftTHEA 120 Fundamentals of Acting

Explorations (Four units to be completed, if possible, by end of second year):One design course (to be completed by end of sophomore year) chosen from among:THEA 210 Stage LightingTHEA 235 Costuming & Stage MakeupTHEA 240 Scenic Design

(The Design courses – THEA 210, 235, 240 – may count as an upper level course if the student is particularly interested in Theatre Design.)THEA 200 Production Laboratory (one unit of four different 1/4 units)Throughout their four years, theatre arts majors must distribute each 1/4 unit in a different area of production (acting, stage management, costuming, lighting, scenery, sound, properties, etc.)

The department believes strongly in the importance of interdisciplinary studies as a means of directly enriching a theatre focus and highly recommends cognate courses in the arts, literature, history, international area studies, writing, and women's studies. With the exception of the dramatic literature course, all courses for the theatre major must be taken on campus. All majors must complete one unit of THEA 200 as a graduation requirement, which is a regular part of their theatre production involvement. Please see the department faculty for specific instructions to complete the THEA 200 unit.